Today, ACARA announced the release of the Work Sample Portfolios for the Technologies learning area in the Australian Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6. Each portfolio demonstrates student learning in relation to the achievement standard. When publication is completed for all learning areas, Read More …
Tag: digital technologies
Learn to Code Like A Ninja with the NCSS Challenge!
The NCSS Challenge is an online programming competition for school students aged 10-18. Run over five weeks from 1 August, students learn to code as they compete. Students solve fun problems with code on topics from medicine to movies, sport Read More …
Sponsored Registration to 2016 ACCE Conference for InTEACT Members
InTEACT is offering free conference registrations (each to the value of $695) to two members of our association who would like to explore IF: Imagined Futures – the conference theme. The conference is a good opportunity to build a network of Read More …
Register now for the InTEACT / ACS 2016 Conference
Registrations are now open for the InTEACT / ACS 2016 Annual Conference! We are thrilled to be working once again with the Australian Computer Society (Canberra Branch) to bring you the joint InTEACT / ACS Conference on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday Read More …
Exciting News from the CSER MOOC Team
We are delighted to announce that we have received funding from the Australian Department of Education and Training to expand our CSER MOOC program, to increase teacher support across Australia for implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies. Today, we Read More …
Teach Kids to Code Android Apps
Google have recently made the following announcement on their blog: When empowered with the right CS skills, [we believe that] each person can use technology to accelerate change towards a better world that they envision. So in partnership with Udacity, Read More …
ICTENSW Technologies Summit – Wagga Wagga
This event is for NSW teachers, but may be of interest to ACT IT educators. ICT Educators NSW, the Professional Teachers’ Association designed to support Technology education in NSW, is holding a professional development workshop day on Friday, 29 July. BOSTES Read More …
Female participation in school computing: reversing the trend
At the recent Vivid Live festival in Sydney, a research report support by Digital Careers, Intel and the Australian Council for Computers in Education was released. This was announced at a special event – Inspiring the Next Generation of Read More …
Part-Time employment opportunity with CSER MOOC Project
The University of Adelaide CSER Group, through the expansion of their Digital Technologies MOOC, are seeking part-time (50%) Project Officers for each State and Territory in Australia, including the ACT. These positions will run across each state and territory in Read More …